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Exhibit (a)
FILING AGREEMENT
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) promulgated under the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned hereby agree to the filing of the
Statement on Schedule 13D relating to the acquisition by The Pillsbury
Company of 346,570 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.25 per
share, of Seneca Foods Corporation on behalf of The Pillsbury Company, a
Delaware corporation, and Grand Metropolitan Public Limited Company, a
company incorporated under the laws of England.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
Dated: March 22, 1996
GRAND METROPOLITAN PLC
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXX
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Director
THE PILLSBURY COMPANY
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXX
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary